Customers globally spent $1.22 billion on Apple App Store in the 2018 holiday season, making a single-day record with purchases worth $322 million on New Year’s Day alone. App Store spending topped $1.22 billion between Christmas eve and New Year’s eve, Apple said in a statement late on Thursday. “The … Read More
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel Thursday said it has rolled out its latest 4G services in the remote Hayuliang area in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh to expand operations. Customers in 100 villages across the Hayuliang region will be able to enjoy fast data experience on the Airtel network, the company … Read More
Following weaker than expected iPhone sales, particularly in China, Apple has lowered its revenue guidance for fiscal 2019 first quarter, which ended on December 29. In a letter to investors on Wednesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the company now expects revenue of approximately $84 billion, down from the … Read More
The government on Wednesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha that will allow individuals to voluntary offer biometric ID Aadhaar as a means of identity verification for obtaining services like opening a bank account and getting a mobile phone connection. The bill, which seeks to amend three separate laws … Read More
After experimenting to bring changes to the user interface (UI) of Messenger, Facebook is finally testing a dark mode for the messaging app and platform in some countries. Facebook Messenger has over one billion monthly active users and back in May 2018, at the company’s F8 developer convention, the Messenger … Read More
Apple’s wireless charger, AirPower, which was supposed to let iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods owners wirelessly charge all three devices at the same time, missed its release window in 2018, yet again. Apple had announced a product at its September 2017 iPhone event called “AirPower”. Apple had said it would … Read More
Google is working towards bringing group calling feature as well as a new low light mode on its popular video chat mobile app Duo. One of the most requested Duo features since launch has been group calling, something Apple’s FaceTime now supports for up to 32 users at once. It’s … Read More
Driven by its P20 series shipments, Chinese smartphone maker Huawei’s share in the global premium smartphone segment hit double digits for the first time in the third quarter of 2018, according to Counterpoint Research. At a rate of over 19%, the global premium smartphone segment grew faster than the overall … Read More
Reliance Communications and Reliance Jio announced Monday that they have extended the terms of an agreement for sale of wireless assets of the Anil Ambani owned firm. The move comes at a time when Reliance Communication’s spectrum sale deal has been hanging fire, pending requisite clearance from the telecom department. … Read More
Samsung is reportedly planning a cheaper version of its Galaxy Home smart speaker powered by its voice assistant Bixby. While the specifications of the new speaker are not yet known it is presumed to have fewer of the features of the main Galaxy Home that Samsung announced in August, The … Read More
Tata Sky and Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) seem to have reached a resolution regarding the pricing of channels thus ending the struggle between the two parties. After this affair, Tata Sky is sending out SMS to the subscribers that they will be able to watch the entire channels of … Read More
Telecom regulator Trai today recommended that spectrum charges for state-owned BSNL’s satellite phone services be fixed at 1% of the revenue accrued from such services, replacing the current model of the formula-based levy. If the regulator’s recommendations are accepted by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), it could drive down the … Read More
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